Spring 2012 - Hood Museum of Art - Dartmouth College

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M U S E U M
2011-12 Hood Museum of Art Interns, left to right: Claire Hunter, Emma Routhier, Hannah Jeton,
Frances Middleton, Chanon (Kenji) Praepipatmongkol, Karysa Norris, Kayla Gilbert,Amanda Manker.
Our 2011–2012 Senior Interns!
The Hood staff is very excited about the
diverse and accomplished group of individuals
who have been contributing to
the museum’s efforts this year.The internship
program provides opportunities for
Dartmouth seniors from all majors to
engage with museum work in various
professional capacities.
Senior internships are offered in three
main fields: curatorial, programming, and
public relations. Curatorial interns
research objects, write labels and brochures,
and assist with all other aspects
of exhibition development.The five curatorial
interns are Claire Hunter (Mellon
Special Project Intern), Frances Middleton
(Homma Family Intern), Chanon (Kenji)
Praepipatmongkol (Mellon Special Project
Intern), Karysa Norris (Class of 1954
Intern), and Amanda Manker (Mellon
Special Project Intern,Yale University Art
Gallery Collection-Sharing Initiative).
Programming interns work with staff to
create engaging museum events and programs
for Dartmouth students, including
tours, gallery/studio activities, discussion
groups, and parties.The programming
interns are Emma Routhier (Levinson
Intern) and Kayla Gilbert (Homma Family
Intern).
The public relations intern works with
communications staff to promote museum
events and activities, particularly
with its campus audiences.The public
relations intern is Hannah Jeton (Kathryn
Conroy Intern).
In addition to working within their
respective departments, most Hood
interns create their own art installation;
now in its tenth year, A Space for Dialogue:
Fresh Perspectives on the Permanent
Collection from Dartmouth’s Students affords
them the opportunity to curate a small
exhibition from the museum’s permanent
collection.Working with Hood staff,
interns determine a theme and identify
objects to display, help design the installation,
write labels and a brochure, and
deliver a public gallery talk.This year’s
intern exhibitions have incorporated
objects as disparate as Bill Viola’s video
work and a Kandinsky color woodcut
to an ancient Egyptian sepulchral stele,
with other interesting forays into the
collection on the way. A Space for
Dialogue, founded with support from the
Class of 1948, is made possible with
generous endowments from the Class of
1967, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Jr. ’66,
and Pamela J. Joyner ’79.
COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
Sybil Williamson Named President
of National Docent Association
Sybil Williamson, who has been a docent
at the Hood since 1992, is playing a
national leadership role in the museum
education community. In October she
became president of the National Docent
Symposium Council (NDSC) for a twoyear
term beginning in 2011. Sybil’s
engagement with the NDSC began in
2001, when she agreed to serve as a
regional representative. Because of her
great strengths as a leader and spokesperson,
she was continually asked to
assume additional responsibilities and subsequently
served as secretary and then
vice-president. Her appointment to the
highest position in the organization is a
great tribute to Sybil’s talents as well as
an honor for the Hood, and we are proud
to claim her as one of our own. Following
her term, she will serve as past-president
until 2015.The NDSC provides docent
education and the exchange of ideas
through a National Docent Symposium,
held every two years, and by publishing a
docent handbook and website.
VITAL SUPPORT: MEMBERSHIP
Become a member of the Hood at any
joining level and help us to provide:
• Free entrance to the museum to
everyone, every day
• Free education and outreach programs
for adults, schoolchildren, and families
• Acquisition of works of art
The Hood Museum of Art plays a vital
role in the cultural life of New Hampshire
and Vermont.As a member, you join
a community that is active, interested,
and engaged in the museum. In gratitude,
we offer the following at all levels of
membership:
• Subscription to the Hood Quarterly
• 15% discount at the Museum Shop
• Invitation to exclusive member-only
events and advance/discounted notice
to special events
• Free admission or discounts at
museums nationwide through the
North American Reciprocal
Museums (NARM) program.
Higher levels of membership include invitations
to national or international trips,
art postcards and Hood publications,
sneak previews of exhibitions, and more!
Please join or renew TODAY!
To sign up, please email
hoodmembership@dartmouth.edu or
call Julie Ann Otis at (603) 646-0414.
For more information, visit
www.hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu.
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